Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has no hair. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'10". She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants, and her gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eridred grew up listening to her mother's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She wears a colorful flower in her red fur. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Art was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mortician. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 240 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She got into the Dyer business at a young age. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the east. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Cockaby grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Cockaby. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: The child of a Adventurer, who enjoyed hunting, Murook was taken on many hunting expeditions. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She bought a longbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she has a crush on the local adventurer

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 140 pp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears white trousers with tan and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She comes from a rich western family. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His white hair is still thick. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Ghash hails from a village terrorized by drow. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Kildrak enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Insane, Greedy, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Breastplate.